Sushi Nakazawa
Champagne and raw fish, unexpectedly perfect
West Hollywood · Los Angeles · Japanese · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
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First Impression
You're here for Nakazawa's nigiri, but the wine list quietly demands your attention before the first piece lands. It's tight — maybe 150 to 200 bottles — but it reads like someone made deliberate, considered choices rather than just filling pages. Champagne and Burgundy dominate, and honestly, that's exactly right for what's happening on the plate.
Selection Deep Dive
This list isn't trying to cover the world — it's staking a claim in two regions and owning them. The Burgundy section runs from approachable village-level bottles up to Domaine Leroy Chambolle-Musigny and Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée, which tells you someone here takes this seriously. Champagne gets similar treatment: Krug Grande Cuvée, Salon Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil, Billecart-Salmon Blanc de Blancs, and Cristal cover the prestige end well, while Schramsberg at $95 gives you a domestic on-ramp. The gaps are real — if you want Rhône, Alsace, or anything Italian, you're largely out of luck — but the depth within those two French pillars earns a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for a reason.
By the Glass
By-the-glass options land somewhere between 10 and 20 pours, with entry points around $18 to $25 — reasonable for this zip code and this room. The program skews toward Champagne and white Burgundy by the glass, which is smart given the omakase format. Wednesday half-price wine night is a genuine incentive to plan around.
Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs 2019 — $95
In a list stacked with $300-plus Champagne, this California sparkling wine is the move if you want bubbles through the whole omakase without wincing at the bill. Schramsberg holds its own with Nakazawa's lighter, more delicate cuts.
Domaine Dujac Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru 2020
Most people at this table are going straight for DRC or Leroy and paying accordingly. Dujac at $380 is still a serious spend, but it's the Burgundy on this list that actually makes sense to order — floral, precise, and light enough not to bulldoze the fish.
Kistler Vineyards Chardonnay Cuvee Cathleen 2020
At $220, you're paying omakase-level markup on a California Chardonnay that, as good as Kistler is, doesn't belong at this table. The richness works against the subtlety of what Nakazawa is doing. There are better uses of $220 on this list.
Billecart-Salmon Blanc de Blancs + Yellowtail with yuzu kosho
The citrus bite of yuzu kosho and the clean chalkiness of a Blanc de Blancs are basically doing the same job from opposite directions. Billecart-Salmon keeps it elegant and doesn't overpower one of the most delicate bites on the menu.
Wednesday — Half-price wine on Wednesdays — plan accordingly if you're eyeing anything in the $200-plus range.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Sushi Nakazawa LA is not a wine destination in the broadest sense, but if your world is Champagne and Burgundy — and for omakase, it probably should be — this list is focused, credible, and worth exploring. The markups sting, but Wednesday half-price wine night makes this one of the smarter date-night moves in the city.
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